John Oliver

And so attempts to shrink the female body are at least in part a response to this tuberculosis beauty standard that goes back to the 19th century.

And so attempts to shrink the female body are at least in part a response to this tuberculosis beauty standard that goes back to the 19th century.

Yeah, so we know how to live in a world without TB. You search for cases, you treat every case you find, and you offer preventative therapy to folks who are near those cases. And that's how we eliminated TB in the US, or nearly eliminated it. That's how we've nearly eliminated TB in many countries around the world. But that takes funding.

Yeah, so we know how to live in a world without TB. You search for cases, you treat every case you find, and you offer preventative therapy to folks who are near those cases. And that's how we eliminated TB in the US, or nearly eliminated it. That's how we've nearly eliminated TB in many countries around the world. But that takes funding.

And right now, if you think of the history of tuberculosis as a long staircase where we learn more and learn better tools, have better tools to fight the disease, right now we have the tools, we just don't have the political will. And so right now, unfortunately, we've fallen down the staircase. But it's easy to feel like this is the end of history.

And right now, if you think of the history of tuberculosis as a long staircase where we learn more and learn better tools, have better tools to fight the disease, right now we have the tools, we just don't have the political will. And so right now, unfortunately, we've fallen down the staircase. But it's easy to feel like this is the end of history.

I mean, I feel that way all the time, to be honest with you. But of course, it's not the end of history. This is the middle of the story, not the end of the story. And it falls to us to write a better end. And I really believe we can do that together. I really believe that I will live to see a world without tuberculosis.

I mean, I feel that way all the time, to be honest with you. But of course, it's not the end of history. This is the middle of the story, not the end of the story. And it falls to us to write a better end. And I really believe we can do that together. I really believe that I will live to see a world without tuberculosis.

I may need to live a little bit longer than I had originally expected, but I still think that it's possible.

I may need to live a little bit longer than I had originally expected, but I still think that it's possible.

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In America, our own young people are taking up a similarly passionate cause. Yes, America's youth have rallied around the noble flag of the new Star Wars movie. Episode one, The Fandom Menace. It is a period of nerdy anticipation. Teens with rebellious acne striking from hidden pores have begun their first battle against the evil galactic empire, boys who girls like.

In America, our own young people are taking up a similarly passionate cause. Yes, America's youth have rallied around the noble flag of the new Star Wars movie. Episode one, The Fandom Menace. It is a period of nerdy anticipation. Teens with rebellious acne striking from hidden pores have begun their first battle against the evil galactic empire, boys who girls like.

Let's hear from someone who's taken up the cause. You da man, Yoda man.

Let's hear from someone who's taken up the cause. You da man, Yoda man.

He reportedly added, after that I'll go home, be treated for scabies, and bury my dog. In case you've been frozen in carbonite for the last six months, the new Star Wars movie, Episode I, The Phantom Menace, opens next Wednesday. We sent our own Vance DeGeneres to Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where fans have been waiting in line for six weeks.

He reportedly added, after that I'll go home, be treated for scabies, and bury my dog. In case you've been frozen in carbonite for the last six months, the new Star Wars movie, Episode I, The Phantom Menace, opens next Wednesday. We sent our own Vance DeGeneres to Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where fans have been waiting in line for six weeks.

Vance will be living with them until the movie opens. So here it is, our Star Wars, the obligatory coverage. That's actually the ending. Oops. Hey, Vance DeGeneres, are you out there? Is there a lot of excitement in the line?

Vance will be living with them until the movie opens. So here it is, our Star Wars, the obligatory coverage. That's actually the ending. Oops. Hey, Vance DeGeneres, are you out there? Is there a lot of excitement in the line?